Re: gaggin'

Gene Eugene's passing was akin to the cancellation of Firefly for me (and is
why I hope against hope somebody with deep pockets makes a Firefly reunion
possible).

Johne Cook
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:48 AM, pcg <[email protected]> wrote:

> > I was 29 when he died.  He was 38.  Now I'm 40.
>
> God, has it been that long?
>
> > I actually spent most of the past decade conscious
> > of the fact that I was approaching the age at which
> > Gene had died oh-so-suddenly -- and I haven't ruled
> > out the possibility that I might die oh-so-suddenly
> > myself at some later age.
>
> Aye. Gene's death was the first (only?) "celebrity" death that
> seriously affected me. I didn't even know what to do with myself for
> several days.
>
> When I was younger, I would hear about some old movie star dying, and
> wondered what it was like for my grandparents. At the time it seemed
> inconceivable to me that, say, Michael J. Fox, or Sylvester Stallone,
> or Molly Ringwald would someday be very old and pass away. These days,
> it doesn't seem inconceivable at all, just inevitable. I can't help
> thinking that I'll never feel about another celebrity death the way I
> felt about Gene's.
>
> Then again, perhaps it had more to do with the fact that I'd met the
> man, or unwittingly attended Adam Again's final concert, or that I'd
> spent countless hours in my bedroom, alone with his music and my
> adolescent angst. At any rate, almost daily do I miss the music he was
> never able to give us.
>
> --
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